Caron Butler blocked a Serge Ibaka shot into the head of NBA referee Derek Richardson, knocking the official to the ground, during a Tuesday night game between the Clippers and Thunder at the Staples Center. Caron Butler did his part, nearly forcing a tur… (more)nover from Kevin Durant in the corner, and then sneaking in behind Serge Ibaka to land this swat block. Ibaka struggled to create a shot for himself on DeAndre Jordan, and Butler snuck in behind to swat the attempt towards the baseline, where Richardson was standing. With a little more than two minutes remaining in the second quarter and the Thunder leading 44-39, Butler played aggressive perimeter defense on Kevin Durant, forcing him to give up the ball to Ibaka with the shot clock winding down. Richardson had the look of a man who knew he was about to star in a decade’s worth of blooper videos. With first place in the West on the line, the Staples Center was as raucous as its been for a non-Lakers game in many, many, many years.

Caron Butler's Block Takes Out Unsuspecting Ref

With first place in the West on the line, the Staples Center was as raucous as its been for a non-Lakers game in many, many, many years. (Many.) Caron Butler did his part, nearly forcing a turnover from Kevin Durant in the corner, and then sneaking in b…